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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2013 Feb 27;62(1):165–178. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.12.022

Table 3.

Examples of clinical settings in which novel biomarkers of kidney disease have been studied in humans

Scenario Selected biomarkers
Cardiac Surgery β2M, CyC, GST, IL-18, KIM-1, L-FABP, NAG, Netrin, NGAL
Intensive Care Unit β2M, CyC, GST, IL-18, KIM-1, L-FABP, NAG, NGAL
Contrast-induced nephropathy CyC, IL-18, KIM-1, L-FABP, NAG, NGAL
Drug-induced nephrotoxicity AAP, AP, β2M, CyC, calbindin D, clusterin, GGT, GST, KIM-1, LDH, L-FABP, NAG, NGAL, osteopontin, RBP4
Chronic Kidney Disease ADMA, β-TP, CTGF, FGF-23, KIM-1, L-FABP, NGAL, RBP4, TFF3, uromodulin
Glomerular Disease IL-18, IP-10, NGAL, MCP-1, NAG, osteopontin, TGF-β

Abbreviations

AAP Alanine aminopeptidase
ADMA Asymmetric dimethyl arginine
AP Alkaline phosphatase
β-TP Beta-trace protein
β2M Beta-2-microglobulin
CyC Cystatin C
CTGF Connective tissue growth factor
FGF-23 Fibroblast growth factor 23
GGT Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase
GST Glutathione-s-transferases
IL-18 Interleukin 18
IP-10 Interferon gamma-induced protein10
KIM-1 Kidney injury molecule 1
L-FABP Liver-type fatty acid binding protein
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase
MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
NAG N-acetyl glucosaminidase
NGAL Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
RBP4 Retinol binding protein 4
TFF3 Trefoil factor 3
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta